Daily Bible Reading 25th September 2024 // Ephesians 1:15-22
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towards all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Before we leave this wonderful passage, one final thought: We might well think of another statement in Paul's teaching elsewhere. In Philippians 3:10 Paul speaks of his longing to 'know Him and the power of His resurrection'. Is not this what he is speaking of here, in 18, 19 - 'that ye may know ... the exceeding greatness of His power to usward who believe'? Indeed, it is. And we should note that in Philippians 3:10 the phrase about knowing Christ and the power of His resurrection is prefaced by the significant words (Philippians 3:8), 'I count all things but loss ....' That is the price that needs to be paid for this to become a reality. It is 'to us-ward who believe', and 'believing' has to include and mean 'counting all things loss'. This is the challenge that this wonderful prayer of Paul's leaves with us.
This is the wealth of our position of Christ, and this is where God has placed us in Him. And this is why it is so tremendously important for us to know our position in Him, as being no less than this. Oh, for a true grasp of it, and a true appreciation and experience of its wonder and power!